Rekindling the Fire - A Podcast for and with the Indigenous mental wellness workforce

Rekindling the Fire is a podcast series that honours the strength, wisdom, and spirit of the Indigenous mental wellness workforce. Each episode explores what it means to sustain wellness in roles rooted in care, bringing together cultural knowledge, lived experience, and practical tools that support healing and balance.

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Episode 5: Youth Perspectives – Building the Future of Wellness with Connor Lafortune

Posted April 13, 202600:51:22

“Life promotion is about picking up life—rekindling it, grounding it in kindness, balance, and the gifts we all carry.”

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Episode 4: Reclaiming Language and Identity and Mental Wellness with Opolahsomuwehs (Dr. Imelda Perley)

Posted March 23, 202601:05:27

“Language is more than words — it is life, spirit, and the medicine that brings us back to ourselves.”

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Episode 3: Strength in Peer and Collective Care with T'anchay Redvers

Posted March 2, 202600:57:27

“Vulnerability is not weakness — it is a strength, and it is the pathway to collective healing.”

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Episode 2: Honoring Ancestral Strength and Cultural Resilience in Care with Tina Armstrong

Posted March 2, 202600:57:39

“When we start to come together and we work together and we fan that fire, more and more people are going to come — they’re just waiting.”

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Episode 1: The Journey Begins – Centering Wellness in First Nations Care with Dr. Brenda Restoule

Posted March 2, 202600:54:54

“I truly believe that our workforce are specialists in addressing trauma, colonial harms and violence, and bringing about healing.” 

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